Town Hall · Bellows Falls

Bellows Falls, VT town hall & government

Bellows Falls spent $5.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,848 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bellows Falls's government.

Town budget

Where Bellows Falls's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,848
spending per person
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$381 per resident
Police
$969,00019%
Sewer & trash
$842,00016%
Water & other utilities
$715,00014%
Fire
$124,0002%
Administration & buildings
$116,0002%
Interest on debt
$43,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$2.4 million46%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bellows Falls

Full-time staff
19
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bellows Falls didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bellows Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$4,448
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
2.27%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$195,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Bellows Falls's government

🏛️ Official websiterockinghamvt.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bellows Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellows Falls

Bellows Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.

All of Bellows Falls's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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